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A rendering of the Sabey data center in Round Rock. (Business Wire)
Round Rock is growing its tech hub status.
Washington-based Sabey is building a new data center campus on the site of the old Sears Teleserv building, south of the city’s downtown. The campus is designed to provide up to 72 megawatts of power capacity.
The details:
- Round Rock’s city council and transportation and economic development corporation agreed on $1 million in economic incentive payments to Sabey
- That’s if Sabey fulfills requirements to invest $185 million in real property improvements, $5 million in new equipment and business personal property and create 20 primary jobs over five years
- Sabey will break ground in June and has a target ready for service date in early 2023
“The Austin region has everything our customers are looking for: a vibrant and growing technology hub, a thriving, diversified economy, and a high quality of life,” Chief Revenue Officer Tim Mirick said. He added that Sabey is eager to offer its “market-leading total cost of ownership to companies considering Texas for data center expansion.”
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(Austin Emergency Management)
Hazmat suits, low-flying aircraft and more will be seen this week as Austin hosts an exercise to prepare for radiological incident.
The project, called Cobalt Magnet 22, involves more than 30 local, state and federal agencies planning for 18 months to be prepared in the event of radiological threats. It will start Monday and last through May 20.
What to expect: Field teams in protective clothing using radiological monitoring and detection equipment, low-flying aircraft conducting data-gathering overflights, and groups of first responders and others staged at various locations.
The exercise is part of a regular program of training, exercises and planning.
“Th City of Austin is pleased to welcome NNSA and the numerous local, state and federal agencies participating in Cobalt Magnet”, said Juan Ortiz, Director of Austin's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office. “Our goal in this exercise is to test our procedures and make improvements to ensure we’re keeping the Austin/Travis County community protected.”
(Austin FC)
Austin FC head coach Josh Wolff is here to stay as the Club announced he signed a three-year contract extension.
Wolff, who was previously an assistant coach for the U.S. Men's National Team, will coach Austin FC through the end of 2025 under the new contract.
Wolff has been the Austin FC head coach since November 2019. In the team's first year, some hoped to oust Wolff as the team was at the bottom of the Western Conference. But this year, the team is at the top, ranking No. 3.
“This is still a young, growing Club but seeing our vision for Austin FC come to life on and off the field has been one of the great honors of my career. My staff and I will keep working every day to represent the city, and to develop our team both competitively and as human beings. The best is yet to come," Wolff said.
